This Christmas, don’t just drink gin—create it!
Join Matahui Distillery's Christmas edition of our Gin Lab experience for the chance to craft your own festive gin fusion. This hands-on 2-hour workshop is perfect for gin enthusiasts of all levels, whether you’re a complete beginner or already a gin aficionado. Located just 25 minutes from Tauranga in the beautiful Bay of Plenty, our micro-distillery offers the perfect setting for a fun and interactive gin-making experience.
Guided by expert distillers, explore our unique Flavour Library, with a special focus on Christmas flavours like cinnamon, clove and nutmeg throughout November and December. Discover the secrets behind crafting the perfect gin recipe, blending botanicals to create a balanced and festive flavour profile.
Not in the festive spirit? No problem—you can still enjoy the Gin Lab, with over 20 different botanicals to choose from to craft your own perfect gin blend.
You’ll finish the workshop with a 500ml bottle of personalised gin, bursting with your chosen botanicals to share with friends and family at the Christmas table or as a gift.
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HOW DOES IT WORK?
Perfecting Your Recipe
You'll kickstart your adventure by delving into the craftsmanship behind Matahui’s signature Adventurer’s Gin. Learn what sets it apart, and uncover the secrets to crafting a great recipe that you can apply to your own creation.
Flavour Library Exploration
Guided by our team of master distillers, you will have the chance to sample over 20 individually distilled botanicals from our Flavour Library, the only one in New Zealand with a focus on Christmas ingredients. Many of the botanicals you'll taste are grown on-site at Matahui Distillery in our budding permaculture garden.
Create Your Recipe
From cinnamon to clove, nutmeg to macadamia nuts, this exploration is designed to deepen your understanding of how each flavour features in a gin blend. Armed with this knowledge, you can then combine the flavours you enjoy the most, leading to your unique recipe.
What's Included?
🎄 Hands-On Gin Making: A 2-hour interactive workshop with our award-winning master distillers, learning the secrets of crafting the perfect Christmas gin
🎄 Explore Festive Botanicals: Sample over 20 botanicals, with a spotlight on Christmas inspired ingredients such as cinnamon, nutmeg and clove
🎄 Personalised Christmas Gin: Take home a 500ml bottle of your own Christmas gin, perfect for gifting or enjoying
END ON AN AWARD WINNING HIGH
Complimentary Tastings of Our Award Winning Spirits
After your Christmas Gin Lab experience, enjoy a separate complimentary sampling of our award winning range of luxury spirits and liqueurs including NZ Spirit Awards ‘Best Botanical Spirit’.
5* Reviews
“Matahui Distillery is paradise! The lush garden, brimming with fresh botanicals and fruits that’s used for the gins sets the stage for an amazing experience. I felt like a kid in a chemistry lab, experimenting and creating my own gin blend guided by the wonderful team. And of course, walking away with a bottle of your own gin is the ultimate win! An absolute must-visit in the Bay!”
Katy Bain.
"We loved visiting Matahui Distillery and making our very own botanical gin. The masterclass was a lot of fun and very educational at the same time. Definitely recommend to anyone who loves gin!"
Hayley Barnett.
OUR LOCATION
Our award-winning Matahui Distillery is nestled in the rural beauty of KatiKati, Bay of Plenty, just a short 25-minute drive from Tauranga. Explore our budding gin garden, where we grow the botanicals that make our gins and liqueurs extra special.
BOOK YOUR GIN LAB NOW
📅 When: Every Saturday, Sunday and selected weekdays at 1pm and 4pm.
💰 How much: $95 per person
Why toast with someone else’s gin when you can craft your own Christmas blend? Book Now. Spaces are limited and will fill up quicker than Santa's sleigh on Christmas Eve.
Gin Lab Ticket
$95.00
CHRISTMAS GIFT VOUCHERS
Are you searching for a unique gift idea? Surprise the gin enthusiast in your life with a memorable gin-making experience this Christmas.
READY TO DESIGN YOUR OWN CHRISTMAS GIN?
FAQs
Yes we can. Please contact us with your requirements.